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Wind power
We can recognize that the wind power, source of renewable energy that uses the wind to generate electricityIt is not the king of alternative energies as it has a brother with a lot of cache, solar, which in recent years is having a considerable boom.
But the energy produced by the wind It also has many tangible advantages due to the large amount of wind resources that we can take advantage of, both on land and in the sea and, of course, for free. A source of clean and inexhaustible energy, which reduces the famous greenhouse gas emissions and preserves the environment.
Although we can already recognize that it cannot be used so quickly when we talk about high capacities of energy created by 'windmills' wind turbines and turbines difficult to increase in size and inconvenient due to their high cost. Still, the statistics reveal that the construction of wind farms is on the rise.
How Wind Power Works
The operation of wind energy consists of taking advantage of the force of the wind that will move blades that, in turn, will transfer the movement to a rotor that will produce electricity. The kinetic energy of the wind is transformed with the blades to mechanical energy (electricity).
Obviously, from a technical perspective, this is much more complicated. We want to add this excellent infographic about a Windmill to get to understand the operation of this renewable energy in a simple way. Its turbine - wind turbine and the characteristics of use and staging.
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Remembering the article, learn about renewable energy with images. A glossary of infographics to learn about renewable energy; Solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydraulic and marine.
In addition, from the article on wind maps to identify wind resources in all parts of the world (including Spain) we can see the possibilities in its installation. But … What is your future?
What is the future of wind energy
Europe installed 15.4 GW of new wind power capacity in 2022. This is 27% higher than in 2022 but 10% less than the 2022 record. Europe now has 205 GW of wind power capacity. And wind power accounted for 15% of the electricity the EU-28 consumed in 2022.
Three-quarters of the new wind installations last year they were on land. Spain is the country that installed the most with 2.2 GW of new onshore wind farms. New installations and investments were considerably reduced in Germany.
Which countries are betting more on wind energy with their new projects.
The following graph clearly shows that northern Europe is betting more on large-scale wind energy. The following graph shows the wind energy evolution statistics in Europe:
Who is leading the way in the power from wind energy
The Breakthrough China is the country with the most wind farms and power from wind energy. China's growth has taken place dramatically in the last 10 years.
If we look at the statistics of wind energy evolution worldwidel. A Top Ten where we can confirm that China is growing strongly with all its economic power, followed by the United States and Germany.
Offshore wind energy
This last graph shows offshore wind power capacity. In most countries, it is a system that has yet to be developed because the costs are higher, although it should be noted that the winds are stronger and more constant than on land.
It should be noted that wind energy is providing society with long-lasting and stable work. From the article job opportunities in renewables it is revealed that the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights that around 1 million people now work in the sector worldwide in 2015.
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